Sunderland's dismal home form continued as they fell to a third consecutive defeat, with Brighton securing a 1-0 win courtesy of Yankuba Minteh's fortuitous second-half goal, propelling them into the top half of the Premier League standings. The decisive moment came when Minteh, in his first start of 2026, managed to squeeze the ball past Sunderland's goalkeeper Melker Ellborg at the near post,…

When a football manager is between jobs, they don't just sit around waiting for the phone to ring. For Michael Beale, his time away from the dugout has been a period of immense growth, marked by watching football in 21 countries, speaking at coaching conferences worldwide, and working as a consultant for Al Ettifaq in Saudi Arabia. In 2025, Beale traveled to Buenos Aires to observe River Plate, B…